interspersion
- noun
- /ˌɪntərˈspɜrʃən/
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interspersión
- Another key principle to maintaining motivation is the interspersion of skills that are easy and difficult for the child (L. K. Koegel et al., 1999).
Examples
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By using an interspersion of different colors in the painting, the artist created a vibrant and dynamic composition.
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The teacher encouraged an interspersion of fun activities and serious lessons to keep the students engaged.
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The author's use of interspersion of humor throughout the narrative helped to lighten the heavy themes.
Synonyms
Putting things like jokes or pictures between other material at different points
An act of adding something between other parts, often a day in a calendar
Stepping in with a remark or action to interrupt a discussion
How Scattered
Surface Forms
Morphology
interspersion = intersperse (semi-transparent) = inter + sperse + ion
Formed by the noun-making suffix '-ion' on 'intersperse', a verb whose general meaning 'to scatter among' is recoverable but whose root 'sperse' is not a common standalone word for learners.
Etymology
The word interspersion comes from the prefix inter- meaning 'between' and the same root as disperse, which means 'to scatter'. So interspersion is the idea of things 'scattered between' other things, like pictures placed between pages or flowers among grass.